Star Trek: The Next Generation
“The Loss”
Episode Number | 84 (4.10) |
Production Number | 184 |
Season | 4 |
Stardate | 44356.9 |
Original Airdate | 31-Dec-1990 |
Story | Hilary J. Bader |
Teleplay | Hilary J. Bader and Alan J. Bader & Vanessa Greene |
Director | Chip Chalmers |
Synopsis
Troi loses her empathic abilities while the Enterprise is trapped in a two-dimensional field and being drawn with it toward a cosmic string that will destroy the Enterprise.
Guest CastWhoopi Goldberg (Guinan)
Kim Braden (Ensign Janet Brooks)
Mary Kohnert (Ensign Tess Allenby)
- Riker refers to Deanna as "imzadi" (Betazoid for "beloved"), which is the first time the word has been heard since Season 2 ("Shades of Gray"). We won't hear it again until the 5th season (a "flashback" in "Violations") and then the 7th season ("Thine Own Self").